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to pay if you are not in the union and the union has negotiated august the contract and the benefits. that used to be called the agency shop. sean, that's what has been outlawed up there in michigan today. what that means is a lot of folks who have been paying dues to the union aren't going to pay them. secondly a lot of folks that are in the union say why should i pay dues to the union, why should i be long if i don't have to? this is a body blow to american labor. i think unseen in a long, long time. and to see it happen in wisconsin and indiana -- >> may i respond? >> go ahead. >> pat, you know that that we ae friends and i respect you. but the fact is that anybody who wants to dessert guy and have an election, the majority rules, just as it does when we elect our elect tores in states. the most votes will elect a president in a particular state will get the electoral vote. >> lanny, let me stop you. >> wait a minute. >> no, no. you are missing the point. if you don't want to -- >> try, you don't have to -- >> wait a minute, hang on. there's no choice for people who want to work.
to pay if you are not in the union and the union has negotiated august the contract and the benefits. that used to be called the agency shop. sean, that's what has been outlawed up there in michigan today. what that means is a lot of folks who have been paying dues to the union aren't going to pay them. secondly a lot of folks that are in the union say why should i pay dues to the union, why should i be long if i don't have to? this is a body blow to american labor. i think unseen in a long,...
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one looked at the union government, the structure of the states and the federal government in the union in the state's and the federal the limit in the confederacy and says the confederacy was the state. they succeeded on state rights and then they had to build and proceeded to because they had to build this enormous state apparatus. they conscripted within a year. think about that as a statement of state power. they conscripted within a year and they passed the taxes within basically a year, and they had agents of the federal government all over the south literally taking food out of people's barnes. it was the only way that they could feed the army. so, fay and pressed which was an enormous fight, that is the fascinating part of the story is these huge slaveholders go to war to protect and then they find out the new government is there to protect them in the war but it turns out the federal government wants to and needs to use them to win the war. it is this the enormous cost of between the slave holders and the government and they also read equals and the government that says congres
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they are forced to join the union, forced to pay mon tote union and the unions spend the monoa political party they don't agree with -- that's not freedom. that's not liberty. that's not pro-choice. why wouldn't you support the right of people to choose? >> that's an out-of-context descringz of the problem. the problem is without unions, there is no counterforce to big business-- >>> it's legalized theft -- >> give me a chance. there is no counter force to big business to people who say, let's cut the salaries and outsource your job, everybody's only about profit and it is not about making sure that employers-- >>> you want the government -- [overlapping dialogue] >> it's called forced association. our founders would be in shock understanding that to get a particular job, you had to join an association that you may fundamentally disagree with, as the cost of employment. it is forced association. it is not protected by the first amendment. it is forced association. the right-to-work laws don't eliminate the unions-- >>> that's right -- let me bring up one point. a lot of good unions in de
they are forced to join the union, forced to pay mon tote union and the unions spend the monoa political party they don't agree with -- that's not freedom. that's not liberty. that's not pro-choice. why wouldn't you support the right of people to choose? >> that's an out-of-context descringz of the problem. the problem is without unions, there is no counterforce to big business-- >>> it's legalized theft -- >> give me a chance. there is no counter force to big business to...
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the unions will not be busted. the purpose of this is to bust unions. to bust the voice of people. and i want to make this clear. this isn't about unionization. in and of itself. because there's been a voice in the workplace take the auto industry. we now have harmonious labor relations. management labor relations. if you ask any ceo of the big three, they'll say do you think there should be a so-called right-to-work law and if they tell you what they really think they'll say no way because it disrupts a harmonious relationship. it puts a premium on people fighting among themselves within a bargaining unit and then they fight against the employer. it is 180 degrees in the wrong direction for the middle class of america and for harmonious labor relations. this is a tragic day in the history of the labor movement but more importantly in the history of michigan. >> eliot: i could not agree more. very quickly unfortunately time runs short. the argument made by the governor of michigan and others who support this wrongheaded law, is that it will help job growth. it will generate a flow
the unions will not be busted. the purpose of this is to bust unions. to bust the voice of people. and i want to make this clear. this isn't about unionization. in and of itself. because there's been a voice in the workplace take the auto industry. we now have harmonious labor relations. management labor relations. if you ask any ceo of the big three, they'll say do you think there should be a so-called right-to-work law and if they tell you what they really think they'll say no way because it...
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and the other unions to blame for this this is the home of big union and if they can lose there that's the evidence of the people who know them best know that worst well it might be the home of big union but it's also right now controlled by a republican state legislature a republican governor which is and they're forcing this law throughout the house to americans for prosperity in kokoda groups and there are huge protests confronting the passage of this law as you mentioned the stats five thousand dollars less every year twenty one percent fewer people on health on health today health benefits and more workplace in other words higher corporate profits here but speakers the workers more money gets cut by c.e.o.'s and if you look at the right to work states they're all southern states they're all the same states that are collecting a lot more money from the government and they're paying into the government because people have to go on benefits right there people have to go on government benefits because their employer isn't paying them enough to get by so mark well first of all this ide
and the other unions to blame for this this is the home of big union and if they can lose there that's the evidence of the people who know them best know that worst well it might be the home of big union but it's also right now controlled by a republican state legislature a republican governor which is and they're forcing this law throughout the house to americans for prosperity in kokoda groups and there are huge protests confronting the passage of this law as you mentioned the stats five...
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of you pay your basic union membership which covers the cost of running the union and then if you win if you want to you can pay more and that goes into the into the the pacs or whatever they call these things through but christopher just to this point if if i in fact when i was in from when we started a radio show back in vermont we had a small business i needed health care the reason i needed health insurance and so we joined the local chamber of commerce to get health insurance it's arguably union of businesses now what if i said to them i would like that health insurance that you guys are able to negotiate but i want to pay my membership dues will be voluntary associations back to your first point of always really been a vocal against tyranny tocqueville pointed that out chamber of commerce to be a good example the union would be a great example fighting for people's rights but it's interesting that now they're requesting the government that you said they protect us from to compel people to do something that's actually i think pushing towards tyranny and to your point of free ride
of you pay your basic union membership which covers the cost of running the union and then if you win if you want to you can pay more and that goes into the into the the pacs or whatever they call these things through but christopher just to this point if if i in fact when i was in from when we started a radio show back in vermont we had a small business i needed health care the reason i needed health insurance and so we joined the local chamber of commerce to get health insurance it's arguably...
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start with compared to the union 22. that was a tough road to hoe but if it is not as much paid attention to because 4 million wear black or slave so when it came time to mobilize the not have access to 10 million but a white population of 6 million, half for women and half for under age. the demographics were tough to start. >>host: how many white males? >>guest: i tried to figure out how many of of voting age. that link was pretty tight and with the voting age white men with 18 through 35 by the end it is 18 to 55. >>host: what advantages besides cotton, we hear about that for years what are the advantages? >> as lee said they were overwhelmed by the industrial north of slave labor south than two-thirds of the capital is with enslaved human beings. they had to ship out across the embargo. and then they could list the things that they don't have. with a lot of faith just says they made the united states when it was they could secede to make this other country in independent to build a nation states on the basis of cotto
start with compared to the union 22. that was a tough road to hoe but if it is not as much paid attention to because 4 million wear black or slave so when it came time to mobilize the not have access to 10 million but a white population of 6 million, half for women and half for under age. the demographics were tough to start. >>host: how many white males? >>guest: i tried to figure out how many of of voting age. that link was pretty tight and with the voting age white men with 18...
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unions out at the knees. >> jennifer: taking the unions out at the knees. that's really the koch brothers' agenda right? >> in traditional public policy debates, you have stakeholders working together trying to figure out the best outcome. americans for prosperity is different. they're funded and financed by the koch brothers. they're not interested in michigan workers. what they're interested in is raw, political power. americans for prosperity chapters in almost every state. they're pushing the same agenda, kneecapping unions and democrats. >> jennifer: the americans for prosperity, the koch brothers group had an attempt on the cap -- had a tent on the capitol lawn today. it was on the lawn last week as well. there is another group in michigan that gets a lot of funding called the mackinac center. a very conservative think tank. tell -- what is that and have they had a role in this as well? >> americans for prosperity has provided the grassroots cover for governor snider to act as he did. but the mackinac center provides the intellectual cover. they put o
unions out at the knees. >> jennifer: taking the unions out at the knees. that's really the koch brothers' agenda right? >> in traditional public policy debates, you have stakeholders working together trying to figure out the best outcome. americans for prosperity is different. they're funded and financed by the koch brothers. they're not interested in michigan workers. what they're interested in is raw, political power. americans for prosperity chapters in almost every state....
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the unions helped turn out the democratic vote and the democratic party in the unions are very heavily connected as it were that this is not so much as an assault on the union as it is on the on the structural and financial base of the democratic party in that state well exactly they have done the numbers they know the history that what this does is it interferes with the ability of workers to politically organize their a bit their ability to politically organize becomes more state becomes more stretched democratic representation decreases in states that have the right to work kinds of laws die. it goes with b. in the red state the the ten states that i've talked about every one of them read every one of decreased democratic influence it also does something that you mention tom that i think is very important it closes down the civil courts they become stacked against the worker against workers' rights they've become stacked against the democratic party in many respects they differ they definitely become stacked against the right to become for unions to politically organize so all of th
the unions helped turn out the democratic vote and the democratic party in the unions are very heavily connected as it were that this is not so much as an assault on the union as it is on the on the structural and financial base of the democratic party in that state well exactly they have done the numbers they know the history that what this does is it interferes with the ability of workers to politically organize their a bit their ability to politically organize becomes more state becomes more...
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union army and the union navy. >> who outranks who? does the captain of the navy outrank a captain of the army? >> in that particular case, yes. but again, taken most broadly -- let me page a couple of points. one is that the army had lots of generals and the navy had no admirals. the nave is going to get some. he's coming. farrogat will be the first but there was a notion that while armies were there to protect home and hearth and protect the constitution, navies were instruments of empire. the royal navy would come over and blockade our showers. the navies were to be looked at with some suspicion. and in particular, fleets of ships, which we had very few, and no admirals at all. so the highest rank you could have in the united states navy was navy captain. there was an honorary title of commodore, and the equivalent see is an army colonel. so an army colonel and navy captain were coequal in position. but that division between army and navy meant they couldn't give orders to each other. i often told my students at the naval academy, d
union army and the union navy. >> who outranks who? does the captain of the navy outrank a captain of the army? >> in that particular case, yes. but again, taken most broadly -- let me page a couple of points. one is that the army had lots of generals and the navy had no admirals. the nave is going to get some. he's coming. farrogat will be the first but there was a notion that while armies were there to protect home and hearth and protect the constitution, navies were instruments...
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including the teachers union. this in roles the inner-city kids but they learn. >> going to our schools is of a ticket to educational success. >> she runs several charter schools all with outstanding test scores. >> you do this with the same money? >> we do it with less between four and $6,000 less per child. john: how did they get them so interested? >> mask? >> reading, writing. john: that is not work the school day is longer they stay until 5:00 p.m. and the chartered teachers could be asked to work more but they told us that they don't mind. you will be burnt out. >> that is not an option because we have our eye on the prize. >> they do -- use new teaching techniques sometimes they wear your pieces and coach. >> what are they telling you? >> the news that i don't see if i don't think of a great question and the moment my principal can feed that to me. >> athletes in the olympics the constant support to be on the top of their game. >> they constantly wave their hands and it confused me but then the students exp
including the teachers union. this in roles the inner-city kids but they learn. >> going to our schools is of a ticket to educational success. >> she runs several charter schools all with outstanding test scores. >> you do this with the same money? >> we do it with less between four and $6,000 less per child. john: how did they get them so interested? >> mask? >> reading, writing. john: that is not work the school day is longer they stay until 5:00 p.m. and...
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they lose union dues. they have used the union dues over the course of 40 or 50 years. you know why. one of the big instances of use of union dues -- >> to elect democrats. >> yes. so they're confronted by a republican governor, senate and house. >> i need somebody to explain to me because i know there are a lot of hardworking union people out there that might think i'm anti-union. i'm not. as i said, unions built the middle class of america. and if i had to choose between a ceo making lots of money and the money getting spread around in a free market system, i'll take the one getting spread around. anti-union, is somebody anti-union for saying harold ford, i'll ask you, i should be able to work where i want to work and pay union dues if i want to pay union dues. is that a demonstrably anti-union position or supporting freedom? >> i think it's supporting freedom. here's another side. unions have played a big role of people having their rights protected, as you well know, to ensure that safety standards are -- >> okay, but that's not answering my question, harold. >> uni
they lose union dues. they have used the union dues over the course of 40 or 50 years. you know why. one of the big instances of use of union dues -- >> to elect democrats. >> yes. so they're confronted by a republican governor, senate and house. >> i need somebody to explain to me because i know there are a lot of hardworking union people out there that might think i'm anti-union. i'm not. as i said, unions built the middle class of america. and if i had to choose between a...
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union army, the union navy won the civil war would state the case much too strongly. but it is accurate to say that the war could not have been one without the contributions of the navy. we will let you to fight it out on some future arena, but i will end officially by pointing out something we heard all about these problems that naval officers had with each other. the army, these two gentlemen are such great colleagues to me into each other. jim mcpherson calls craig simons the civil simons the civil war at sea in his official appraisal, and outstanding study of the union and confederate navies. and and craig simons calls jim mcpherson's "war on the waters" an important story written with an eloquent and. so we have a quandary in these tough economic times. [laughter] a solomonic choice to be made, how to do it. i found the perfect quote with which to really and. the editor of the magazine north and south has just written a joint operations review of your two books. and he says, which one of the books would i choose? suspense, suspense. i wouldn't. no student of the
union army, the union navy won the civil war would state the case much too strongly. but it is accurate to say that the war could not have been one without the contributions of the navy. we will let you to fight it out on some future arena, but i will end officially by pointing out something we heard all about these problems that naval officers had with each other. the army, these two gentlemen are such great colleagues to me into each other. jim mcpherson calls craig simons the civil simons...
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the union move in the the "a" block. if you unionize china would they have any growth whatsoever at all? if you slap minimum wage on chinese worker what would happen? >> bob: do there what robert barrons did here, murder, maim union people. >> greg: oi vey. >> bob: yeah, right. if you sit back there and say if you leigh aside -- immelt was not talking about the human rights issue or anything else. he talked about business. if you believe china hasn't outbusinessed us you're kidding yourself. >> andrea: he doesn't even pay taxes on the jobs he shifts overseas. that is a problem. >> greg: ever get the feeling the mannequin in the department store is staring at you? i do, but that is because i'm gorgeous. there you are. i told you to wait in car. next. ♪ ♪ why is it that the most impressive technology often comes with a set of equally impressive instructions ? shouldn't something that's truly advanced, not need much explanation at all ? with the nokia lumia 822 on verizon, there's not much to learn because it's powered
the union move in the the "a" block. if you unionize china would they have any growth whatsoever at all? if you slap minimum wage on chinese worker what would happen? >> bob: do there what robert barrons did here, murder, maim union people. >> greg: oi vey. >> bob: yeah, right. if you sit back there and say if you leigh aside -- immelt was not talking about the human rights issue or anything else. he talked about business. if you believe china hasn't outbusinessed us...
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the threat is not to the workers, it is to the union hierarchet and union structure and the union money. i mean, workers are going to be as well or as bad off as workers in virginia, tennessee and texas and florida, all of which are right-to-work states. are those folks really in horrible shape? their unemployment rate is lower. >> greta: there are two types of unions. there is the private union and the public union. >> right. >> greta: and the public-sector union is so vastly different in one respect, you know, lawyers always have to worry about the conflict of interest. but there is something bizarre about a public-sector union, putting somebody in office and then negotiating with that somebody for the person's wages or benefits. >> right. >> greta: public service. there is a horrible conflict of interest that i don't know how it correct t. i just know that it exists because, you know, you are negotiating with the person who put in office. >> exactly. right! they go raise money for this guy, they nominate him and then they elect him. he wins by a few poign points and they want to nego
the threat is not to the workers, it is to the union hierarchet and union structure and the union money. i mean, workers are going to be as well or as bad off as workers in virginia, tennessee and texas and florida, all of which are right-to-work states. are those folks really in horrible shape? their unemployment rate is lower. >> greta: there are two types of unions. there is the private union and the public union. >> right. >> greta: and the public-sector union is so vastly...
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to that union, i have got to join the union to get the job. why should i therefore have to pay money to that union? >> what is un-american is what you are suggesting, right to work. let me explain why it is un-american -- [talking over each other] >> nobody is denying the right to work. i'm trying to explain to you what you are saying is not democratic and un-american. this country is a democracy. majority rule. if the majority in a company vote to be in a union than that is what that is just like if you live in new york or l.a. and saying you are going to pay taxes in that city. you might not like the administration of government, you might not like -- you will pay city taxes or you can move out of the city. you can change the process and get involved in the same way -- stuart: i understand point. [talking over each other] stuart: voting to make michigan a right to work state. that is the democratic process. that is what is happening here. >> these people on lawfully legally expressing their opinion today. we have a mess on our hands. stuart:
to that union, i have got to join the union to get the job. why should i therefore have to pay money to that union? >> what is un-american is what you are suggesting, right to work. let me explain why it is un-american -- [talking over each other] >> nobody is denying the right to work. i'm trying to explain to you what you are saying is not democratic and un-american. this country is a democracy. majority rule. if the majority in a company vote to be in a union than that is what...
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union theory their total separation from the soviet union and supported them but i think that there's a degree of hypoxia say it off in my opinion simply is dictated by the strategic interest all of the either the european major parcels germany britain or the united states so i think we have to look at the reality of the situation it's not the actual world where we're living in a pure democracy where people say oh grant freedom to everyone there's total high-pockets say and culture addictions throughout the world at the moment with relation to the formation of small nation states because they want to let's look at spain i mean why should the richest part of spain pay for the rest of the country if they want to be on their own. well we put the question another way around the way why don't they feel they have to share their story directly with other parts of the country i mean you can reproduce the argument. within these nations as well and the poorest part of capello now i mean sustained by the roots aspire of petroleum i think this is part to partially a wishful thinking i mean and he
union theory their total separation from the soviet union and supported them but i think that there's a degree of hypoxia say it off in my opinion simply is dictated by the strategic interest all of the either the european major parcels germany britain or the united states so i think we have to look at the reality of the situation it's not the actual world where we're living in a pure democracy where people say oh grant freedom to everyone there's total high-pockets say and culture addictions...
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that the birthplace of the powerful united auto workers union. martha: this has huge national implications over the power of organized labor. governor rick snyder believes there will be more job. he believes the protests hurt more than they help. here he is. >> if you go forward you will create a environment involving labor issues this could rise to the lebl level where i might not keep it off my agenda. i'm not happy about being in this situation. >> he has the responsibility as our leader avoiding this kind of a cliff. it is not, it is not good enough to be for him to say liks behind us. this will do the opposite. martha: there is the scene there. that is a live shot this morning. we were told there would be perhaps thousands of people gathering on the scene. certainly seems to becoming out to be that kind of a turnout. take a look at that this morning, 9:01 eastern time in lansing, michigan. the governor is set to sign this into law later today. it will become the 24th right to work state in the nation. this is growing trend across the united
that the birthplace of the powerful united auto workers union. martha: this has huge national implications over the power of organized labor. governor rick snyder believes there will be more job. he believes the protests hurt more than they help. here he is. >> if you go forward you will create a environment involving labor issues this could rise to the lebl level where i might not keep it off my agenda. i'm not happy about being in this situation. >> he has the responsibility as...
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symbols that had been the boat by the european union but most of the week i mean they are unable to create passion to create unable to create. feelings so to speak emotions and emotions are very important for maintenance and for the long term. survival of politics and of political communities i have this respect i mean ethnic nationalism or having these of the peripheries or. we will always take the lead because they have a stronger. weapon so to speak they have a stronger energy you're originally going to you don't know if you've got to go back to prison in berlin again last year here what about that i didn't the issue european identity i think is a really interesting point. it's a very difficult point peter as well i mean of course i always say i can be very annoyed bottoms about oberlin and i can be a german and i cannot be europe or the european it's called we are together for our common good soul what's the exclusion of it i can i can have a european identity and i need to deal with we have one everyone who works abroad sees that how many much more we have to learn until we are
symbols that had been the boat by the european union but most of the week i mean they are unable to create passion to create unable to create. feelings so to speak emotions and emotions are very important for maintenance and for the long term. survival of politics and of political communities i have this respect i mean ethnic nationalism or having these of the peripheries or. we will always take the lead because they have a stronger. weapon so to speak they have a stronger energy you're...
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it left out states that had remained loyal to the union. it left out areas of the confederate states that were under federal control. the tension between who's really going to complete the emancipation process. lincoln, for awhile, tried to encourage the border states to do it themselves, even gradually, and he was going to offer federal assistance. what's more is that as important as the emancipation proclamation was was it's a war measure. it gets to the issue of the 13th amendment. what happened once the war ended, what the emancipation proclamation retained its legal authority or educatively -- effectively be overthrown by the courts? the press for the amendment came to secure emancipation, but remember, too, the emancipation proclamation would be in effect if the union side won the war and the confederate side surrendered. if there was an arms assist, the proclamation would be out the window, and certainly, at that point, slavery would not return as it had been before, but history does go backwards. >> host: steven hahn, the political
it left out states that had remained loyal to the union. it left out areas of the confederate states that were under federal control. the tension between who's really going to complete the emancipation process. lincoln, for awhile, tried to encourage the border states to do it themselves, even gradually, and he was going to offer federal assistance. what's more is that as important as the emancipation proclamation was was it's a war measure. it gets to the issue of the 13th amendment. what...
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they're getting it from the unions. without labor, democrats lose a solid base in wisconsin, michigan, ohio and pennsylvania and illinois. let's see, think about that. all those states together, holy smokes, that's the rust belt of america. it's the breadbasket of union membership in this country. so look at a these right-to-work states. they almost always go republican. so what the gop is missing is what? the rust belt. that's right. if they can crack the democratic hold on the rust belt, they can cobble together electoral victories. keep in mind none of those michigan republicans ran on a right-to-work platform because if they had, they would never have been elected to the house or senate in that state. they were mum's the word. they were pretty quiet about that. but, you know, once they got in, here comes the big money interests like the koch brothers. they are now pulling all the levers of government in the shadows in every state they possibly can. right wing groups reportedly threatened michigan senate majority lea
they're getting it from the unions. without labor, democrats lose a solid base in wisconsin, michigan, ohio and pennsylvania and illinois. let's see, think about that. all those states together, holy smokes, that's the rust belt of america. it's the breadbasket of union membership in this country. so look at a these right-to-work states. they almost always go republican. so what the gop is missing is what? the rust belt. that's right. if they can crack the democratic hold on the rust belt, they...
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fine in the european union. well everything's fine so far in the european union we know that we have a development going through at the moment we have to overcome a crisis we have separatist movements but they all agree that we have to solve the crisis on the european federal level and i think we'll hold onto that for a while tony what do you think about that is there agreement. well i would disagree with relates to both britain and ireland for example in scotland at the moment is not quite clear what the separate us what with relation to foreign policy and in particular the security policies that britain is associated with because as you may well know britain has its polarised fleet. in scotland itself and the majority of scottish people by tradition would be left wing and are certainly not you know party to foreign policy at the moment so there's a serious political issue there ok jose what do you think about this i mean where is the continent going is it going to get stronger and stronger because it looks lik
fine in the european union. well everything's fine so far in the european union we know that we have a development going through at the moment we have to overcome a crisis we have separatist movements but they all agree that we have to solve the crisis on the european federal level and i think we'll hold onto that for a while tony what do you think about that is there agreement. well i would disagree with relates to both britain and ireland for example in scotland at the moment is not quite...
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agrees with, this is not about the governors of the states attacking the union, this is about the union attacking itself, not giving the people a choice to be in it or not. neil: a lot were annoyed. many say i like president obama, but you know cool it. >> i really disagree. if you look at what happened in 2012 elect, we had a very clear choice between an economy that was tilted to the rich, and let the benefits trickle down. if you would or under president obama leadership to build from middle class out. and president obama won -- >> i'm giving your forces credit for delivering the vote, they got out the vote, and turned out to are far more passionate about it than republicans, to your credit. but there is a big difference between getting out the vote and making since, i think that -- sense, i think they feel, and maybe president feels beholden to unions, and unions to him to look after each other, and for something that the public did not slow the for. -- this is not a collective bargaining thing like wisconsin, this is just a free choice thing, if you don't like it, you don't have to
agrees with, this is not about the governors of the states attacking the union, this is about the union attacking itself, not giving the people a choice to be in it or not. neil: a lot were annoyed. many say i like president obama, but you know cool it. >> i really disagree. if you look at what happened in 2012 elect, we had a very clear choice between an economy that was tilted to the rich, and let the benefits trickle down. if you would or under president obama leadership to build from...
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, the right to power, and the unions think that is their right. other states like idaho and oklahoma pass right-to-work laws their union dues paying membership, those unions, dues pay membership fell by 15%. down 15%. if that happens in michigan, the heritage foundation has come up with estimate to how much the unions in michigan would lose. that number is over $46 million a year in dues. michigan, just one state. nationwide, we're not talking about public employee unions yet. let's do so, nationwide government employee unions collect, are you ready for this number? that is taxpayer money, going in the form of wages to the government class, if you will, public employees receiving and paying $14 billion in dues alone. that is what is at stake here. this is not just about money, it is not just about politics, it is about both. the right to power sought by organized labor. where does that money go? i have to tell you it goes straight to the president's party, the democratic party, during this election cycle, public system or unions and their afilliat
, the right to power, and the unions think that is their right. other states like idaho and oklahoma pass right-to-work laws their union dues paying membership, those unions, dues pay membership fell by 15%. down 15%. if that happens in michigan, the heritage foundation has come up with estimate to how much the unions in michigan would lose. that number is over $46 million a year in dues. michigan, just one state. nationwide, we're not talking about public employee unions yet. let's do so,...
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has a union now v the choice of whether or not to join the union. going forward, governor, do you think people will continue to join the union or when given the choice, they'll say, you know what? i don't want my money going to that. >> well, the way i view it is it gives them the choice -- i'm not going to pick the decision. it's up to them. what i say is it really gives the unions an opportunity to talk where they add value. and if workers really see value, if they see why it's a good thing to belong, they'll join. if they don't, why should they join? we did a press conference here when i first announced this and it was great. we had a number of workers that were from right to work states and we had a number of union members that made the choice to join. burr they really appreciated that freedom to choose. >> gretchen: one interesting thing is that we're hearing reports that some school districts will now be shut down today because the teachers who are pro-union are going to be calling in sick and coming to protest. so what do you say to parents r
has a union now v the choice of whether or not to join the union. going forward, governor, do you think people will continue to join the union or when given the choice, they'll say, you know what? i don't want my money going to that. >> well, the way i view it is it gives them the choice -- i'm not going to pick the decision. it's up to them. what i say is it really gives the unions an opportunity to talk where they add value. and if workers really see value, if they see why it's a good...
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. >> we begin the show with what has been a day of celebration for the european union. >> the three senior figures representing the eu have been in the norwegian capital, oslo, to collect the nobel peace prize. it was awarded to the 27-member bloc for six decades of promoting peace, democracy, and human rights. >> however, not everyone is happy. some have asked whether the price is justified at that time when the eu is mired in economic and financial -- the prize is justified at that time when the eu is mired in economic and financial crisis. desmond tutu says it is an organization based on military force. >> coveted award was accepted with pride by the eu's 3 president, martin schulz, herman van rompuy, and jose manuel barroso. the standing ovation they received was a rare accolade for the eu in these tough economic times. >> in light of the financial crisis that is affecting so many innocent people, we can see that the political framework in which the union is rooted is more important than ever. we must stand together. we have a collective responsibility. without this european cooperatio
. >> we begin the show with what has been a day of celebration for the european union. >> the three senior figures representing the eu have been in the norwegian capital, oslo, to collect the nobel peace prize. it was awarded to the 27-member bloc for six decades of promoting peace, democracy, and human rights. >> however, not everyone is happy. some have asked whether the price is justified at that time when the eu is mired in economic and financial -- the prize is justified...
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heading to the union lines underlining the slavery where it was in existence and forcing the union side to deal with the slavery question when the lincoln administration initially at least would have preferred not to at all. they wanted to deal with the issue of secession and reconciliation and thought that slavery would complicate the process. but the issue is why did they do that? and i was interested in the ideas, political ideas the slaves brought into the era and have a much more sophisticated understanding of american politics to be recognized that they had allies in the republican party of lincoln and you read the newspaper accounts. there's a lot of talk about what the slaves think is what is going on, that they think lincoln is going to move against their owners and once he is elected there's a feeling that in fact emancipation the come when he is inaugurated emancipation has been declared but it's not being enforced on the ground and once the union army invades i think this knowledge or interpretation which is wrong but nonetheless it is one of these amazing cases in history w
heading to the union lines underlining the slavery where it was in existence and forcing the union side to deal with the slavery question when the lincoln administration initially at least would have preferred not to at all. they wanted to deal with the issue of secession and reconciliation and thought that slavery would complicate the process. but the issue is why did they do that? and i was interested in the ideas, political ideas the slaves brought into the era and have a much more...
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that is the union wonderland. the country is running against the unions. studieow the right to work states outperform the other states. i think we are looking at different studies. i think kate said this is something that -- defamation of unions. it gives the worker the kind of choice. that is the thing. it is the mill of the union leaders pocketing off of the workers and the undue influence and the rising cost of government. this is recognition that we have to get control over out-of-control governments. i think you were more accurate the first time. i idea here is that you have a free rider problem. when you have folks that are not paying union dues. kate's comment is right. it is a union breaking measure. some people see the unions as a free rider. picking the pockets of non union employees on union work sites. i think you should tell the president and vice president don't pick the american pockets so much. you know, i think republicans at the end of the day want to make a strategic move to extend the middle class tax cuts. but i think these huge revenu
that is the union wonderland. the country is running against the unions. studieow the right to work states outperform the other states. i think we are looking at different studies. i think kate said this is something that -- defamation of unions. it gives the worker the kind of choice. that is the thing. it is the mill of the union leaders pocketing off of the workers and the undue influence and the rising cost of government. this is recognition that we have to get control over out-of-control...
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the union folks suggested that the non-union folks should have gotten union labor. maybe it would not have fallen down. the police came in. we are okay at the moment. all call. connell: right now to corn prices. dagen: sandra smith has today's trade. sandra: influence is everything we do on a day-to-day basis. goldman is out with a big call. let me just give you some perspective. we have had three years of smaller corn crop. inventories are now at 839 year low. we have fallen about 14%. goldman is calling for an average price of 723 a bushel. they are calling for an average of 825 a bushel. that is another dollar gain from where we are today. if you look at a ten year chart, just to give you some perspective, there was a long time when core prices were a dollar 50 a bushel. how you can play this in the stock market. dagen: thank you, sandra smith. connell: we are waiting to hear from the speaker of the house, john boehner. dagen: stay right here on fox business and you will hear the speaker speak coming right up. ♪ dennis: i am dennis kneale. cheryl: i am cheryl c
the union folks suggested that the non-union folks should have gotten union labor. maybe it would not have fallen down. the police came in. we are okay at the moment. all call. connell: right now to corn prices. dagen: sandra smith has today's trade. sandra: influence is everything we do on a day-to-day basis. goldman is out with a big call. let me just give you some perspective. we have had three years of smaller corn crop. inventories are now at 839 year low. we have fallen about 14%. goldman...
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ressa of the carpenter's union. back in april we commenced a veteran's hiring steering committee, if you will, to look at issues of veterans geting into the construction field. we subsequently had two working group meetings with alameda workforce investment board, representatives, the edd there, as well as the carpenters' union and city build, as well as mission hiring hall. and what we came up with was essentially we found out that you needed to connect the dots with veterans hiring and a lot of organizations are out there working to support veterans, but nobody is really talking to each other and they are trying to individually reach out to employers and not really in a cohesive fashion. with unions and companies and cbos we needed to develop a more cohesive hiring process and that is what we worked on. we had a success story working closely with the carpenter's union, where we have two returning veterans, i think from afghanistan, to essentially pre-screened through a community-based organization -- out of a grou
ressa of the carpenter's union. back in april we commenced a veteran's hiring steering committee, if you will, to look at issues of veterans geting into the construction field. we subsequently had two working group meetings with alameda workforce investment board, representatives, the edd there, as well as the carpenters' union and city build, as well as mission hiring hall. and what we came up with was essentially we found out that you needed to connect the dots with veterans hiring and a lot...
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the union halls. lou: well, also, we're talking about public employee unions, and as we're talking -- by the strongest estimate of unfunded liabilities on the part of states, we're talking about $3.9 trillion, almost $4 trillion. this is a massive problem coming at us like a locomotive, if you will. and almost no one is paying attention to it as we focus on the fiscal cliff and what will be an agreement, ifs reached, that'll amount to something in the neighborhood of a couple trillion dollars. >> and the forced union states are looking for tte federal government to bail them out. but more important than that, the dems, the democrats don't want to lose the forced union states -- lou: well, i'm not talking about the forced union states now, i'm talking about every state in the union. and the fact is that we're talking about unfunded ppnsion liabilities of $4 trillion, mallory. and -- >> but much worse in the forced unions. lou: excuse me, if i may finish. >> i'm sorry. lou: $4 trillion that no one is pa
the union halls. lou: well, also, we're talking about public employee unions, and as we're talking -- by the strongest estimate of unfunded liabilities on the part of states, we're talking about $3.9 trillion, almost $4 trillion. this is a massive problem coming at us like a locomotive, if you will. and almost no one is paying attention to it as we focus on the fiscal cliff and what will be an agreement, ifs reached, that'll amount to something in the neighborhood of a couple trillion dollars....
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on the side of the unions to get this reversed. but it really is going to happen in more and more surprising places, michigan might be the most surprising because it's about moving companies to your state and they are looking for places with more freedom and that's going to be the template. >> as can you imagine, democrats pushed back hard. they say this is a power grab by this republican governor who they feel didn't tell the truth to them before. said he wasn't going to do this but changed as you mentioned. they also said this exemption for police and fire unions, why would you have that exemption if you believed truly across the board that right-to-work was the right thing for your state? >> well, i think he has changed his mind and when you are looking to attract work to your state. you are taking a lot into account. i think he probably had a personal belief that he should make those exemptions. but it's clear what he is after. he is after new business. >> i don't think you can overstate how powerful a moment this is. i mean, m
on the side of the unions to get this reversed. but it really is going to happen in more and more surprising places, michigan might be the most surprising because it's about moving companies to your state and they are looking for places with more freedom and that's going to be the template. >> as can you imagine, democrats pushed back hard. they say this is a power grab by this republican governor who they feel didn't tell the truth to them before. said he wasn't going to do this but...
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the union? >> yes. >> okay. thank you. >> commissioner murase? >> i have a question. does this resignation in any way impact our ability to reapply for another position within the district? >> it does not. >> any other comments? mr. kelly, you have crept up closer and closer so say something. >> i think we have initial confusion. if you look at the footnote on the letter, you will see that the initial resignation was submitted november 7th. which proposed the 16th, but the principal received her resignation and then the rescission for that. so the timeline that mr. bushman gave you would apply if that were the only thing, but she then submitted a rescission for that that doesn't show up in his timeline. then again when she was frustrated with the job again submitted a resignation, which she then again rescinded. so she has gone through this cycle twice. and what mr. bushman is giving you is action based on the first time that she did it and what we're following up is action based on the second.
the union? >> yes. >> okay. thank you. >> commissioner murase? >> i have a question. does this resignation in any way impact our ability to reapply for another position within the district? >> it does not. >> any other comments? mr. kelly, you have crept up closer and closer so say something. >> i think we have initial confusion. if you look at the footnote on the letter, you will see that the initial resignation was submitted november 7th. which...
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the union by all means, but to make it mandatory, that seems a bit harsh. >> neil: but the unions are spinning it the other way in michigan, charles, what do you ke of that? >> and ben makes the great point. the unions feel like their back has been against the walls and have for a number of years. in michigan, this is the way we can be competitive. liste everyone talks about the great comeback in detroit in the auto sector, that's a mirage. michigan's in trouble, detroit is in trouble and this is how they compete on the national scale, ultimately, a global scale. >> neil: dagen? >> versignificant that this is happening and by the way, this is just the right to not have toay union dues i you don't want to belong to a union first and foremost. >> neil: and you got that. >> very significant that it's happening in the birthplace of the u.a.w. it could spread across the midwest if this gains momentum and if you look back. >> by the way those are not sunglass. >> i'm sorry. >> and what is he doing? > and i think he's a union buster. >> he's not nothing, not shouting. >> not him. >> and exac
the union by all means, but to make it mandatory, that seems a bit harsh. >> neil: but the unions are spinning it the other way in michigan, charles, what do you ke of that? >> and ben makes the great point. the unions feel like their back has been against the walls and have for a number of years. in michigan, this is the way we can be competitive. liste everyone talks about the great comeback in detroit in the auto sector, that's a mirage. michigan's in trouble, detroit is in...